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TEXT I
Beware the power of the blog
Companies may not like blogs, but if they ignore them
they may be inviting some PR disasters
The number of blogs on the internet is doubling every five
months, according to blog-tracking site Technorati. The total is
now around 20 million, with around 1.3 million posts made each
day. Most are no more interesting than overhearing another
person's telephone call, but there are exceptions that can have a
remarkable impact.
(from http://www.computing.co.uk/itweek/comment/ 2145491/beware-power-blog, retrieved on September 24th, 2008)

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As regards the "billable hour" approach, we are informed that companies feel like
reviews and inspections. A technical review requires substantial
preparation on the part of the presenters. Documents must be
published and distributed and presentation material organized and
made into slides or overheads. Practice sessions are conducted by
presenters with an audience of critics to prepare for the review.
The reviewers should read the material, attend the
presentations, and write reports. On large projects with many
reviews and walk-throughs involving many participants, a
substantial number of labor hours can be consumed analyzing
documents, attending meetings, and writing reports. For example,
a system design review for one module or unit can require 150
labor hours. When overlooked, this labor can result in a very
large error in resource and schedule estimation.
Many projects include risk assessment and risk
management as a key part of the planning process and expect the
plan to identify specific risk areas. The plan is expected to
quantify both probability of failure and consequences of failure
and to describe what will be done to contain development risk.
A. Behforooz and F. Hudson. Software engineering
fundamentals. Ed. Oxford (adapted).
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
reviews and inspections. A technical review requires substantial
preparation on the part of the presenters. Documents must be
published and distributed and presentation material organized and
made into slides or overheads. Practice sessions are conducted by
presenters with an audience of critics to prepare for the review.
The reviewers should read the material, attend the
presentations, and write reports. On large projects with many
reviews and walk-throughs involving many participants, a
substantial number of labor hours can be consumed analyzing
documents, attending meetings, and writing reports. For example,
a system design review for one module or unit can require 150
labor hours. When overlooked, this labor can result in a very
large error in resource and schedule estimation.
Many projects include risk assessment and risk
management as a key part of the planning process and expect the
plan to identify specific risk areas. The plan is expected to
quantify both probability of failure and consequences of failure
and to describe what will be done to contain development risk.
A. Behforooz and F. Hudson. Software engineering
fundamentals. Ed. Oxford (adapted).
Based on the text above, judge the following items.
reviews and inspections. A technical review requires substantial
preparation on the part of the presenters. Documents must be
published and distributed and presentation material organized and
made into slides or overheads. Practice sessions are conducted by
presenters with an audience of critics to prepare for the review.
The reviewers should read the material, attend the
presentations, and write reports. On large projects with many
reviews and walk-throughs involving many participants, a
substantial number of labor hours can be consumed analyzing
documents, attending meetings, and writing reports. For example,
a system design review for one module or unit can require 150
labor hours. When overlooked, this labor can result in a very
large error in resource and schedule estimation.
Many projects include risk assessment and risk
management as a key part of the planning process and expect the
plan to identify specific risk areas. The plan is expected to
quantify both probability of failure and consequences of failure
and to describe what will be done to contain development risk.
A. Behforooz and F. Hudson. Software engineering
fundamentals. Ed. Oxford (adapted).
Based on the text above, judge the following items.

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Based on the text above, judge the following items.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed yesterday
to pursue talks aimed at resolving the nuclear crisis,
state television reported.
Their telephone talks came just days after
European Union nations last week introduced fresh
sanctions against Iran over its atomic drive, which
Western nations fear could be a cover for a secret
nuclear weapons program.
The two sides agreed to continue negotiations
in a constructive atmosphere, the television said.
Solana and Jalili voiced satisfaction at the constructive
trend of negotiations in Geneva and the contacts
afterwards.
In Brussels, Solana's office confirmed the
conversation but gave no details.
Jalili met on July 19 in Geneva with Solana,
who is the point man for the six major powers, which
have offered Iran a package of incentives in return for
a freeze in uranium enrichment activities. They also
spoke by phone on August 4.
On Friday, the presidency of the 27-member
EU announced new sanctions against Iran, including
restrictions on public loans and tougher cargo
inspections.
The move came after Tehran gave an
ambiguous answer to the demands of the six nations -
U.N. Security Council permanent members Britain,
China, France, Russia and the United States plus
Germany.
Iran is facing a possible fourth round of U.N.
Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt
enrichment, a process which makes nuclear fuel but
also the core of an atomic bomb.
The European Union and the United States
have also imposed restrictions on the activities of
Iran's largest banks, which are running in parallel to
the three sets of sanctions agreed by the Security
Council.
Internet:
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed yesterday
to pursue talks aimed at resolving the nuclear crisis,
state television reported.
Their telephone talks came just days after
European Union nations last week introduced fresh
sanctions against Iran over its atomic drive, which
Western nations fear could be a cover for a secret
nuclear weapons program.
The two sides agreed to continue negotiations
in a constructive atmosphere, the television said.
Solana and Jalili voiced satisfaction at the constructive
trend of negotiations in Geneva and the contacts
afterwards.
In Brussels, Solana's office confirmed the
conversation but gave no details.
Jalili met on July 19 in Geneva with Solana,
who is the point man for the six major powers, which
have offered Iran a package of incentives in return for
a freeze in uranium enrichment activities. They also
spoke by phone on August 4.
On Friday, the presidency of the 27-member
EU announced new sanctions against Iran, including
restrictions on public loans and tougher cargo
inspections.
The move came after Tehran gave an
ambiguous answer to the demands of the six nations -
U.N. Security Council permanent members Britain,
China, France, Russia and the United States plus
Germany.
Iran is facing a possible fourth round of U.N.
Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt
enrichment, a process which makes nuclear fuel but
also the core of an atomic bomb.
The European Union and the United States
have also imposed restrictions on the activities of
Iran's largest banks, which are running in parallel to
the three sets of sanctions agreed by the Security
Council.
Internet:
According to the text above, judge the following items.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed yesterday
to pursue talks aimed at resolving the nuclear crisis,
state television reported.
Their telephone talks came just days after
European Union nations last week introduced fresh
sanctions against Iran over its atomic drive, which
Western nations fear could be a cover for a secret
nuclear weapons program.
The two sides agreed to continue negotiations
in a constructive atmosphere, the television said.
Solana and Jalili voiced satisfaction at the constructive
trend of negotiations in Geneva and the contacts
afterwards.
In Brussels, Solana's office confirmed the
conversation but gave no details.
Jalili met on July 19 in Geneva with Solana,
who is the point man for the six major powers, which
have offered Iran a package of incentives in return for
a freeze in uranium enrichment activities. They also
spoke by phone on August 4.
On Friday, the presidency of the 27-member
EU announced new sanctions against Iran, including
restrictions on public loans and tougher cargo
inspections.
The move came after Tehran gave an
ambiguous answer to the demands of the six nations -
U.N. Security Council permanent members Britain,
China, France, Russia and the United States plus
Germany.
Iran is facing a possible fourth round of U.N.
Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt
enrichment, a process which makes nuclear fuel but
also the core of an atomic bomb.
The European Union and the United States
have also imposed restrictions on the activities of
Iran's largest banks, which are running in parallel to
the three sets of sanctions agreed by the Security
Council.
Internet:
According to the text above, judge the following items.
A UN agency rolled out a $ 214 million program
Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food
and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to
provide enough food for the world's hungry.
The World Food Program said almost 1 billion poor
people around the world are struggling to survive amid the higher
prices. The agency is trying to reach those in critical need of
assistance in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
"Food prices are not abating, and the world's most
vulnerable have exhausted their coping strategies", said Josette
Sheeran, the agency's executive director. "Our action plan is
targeted and customized to help the most vulnerable meet their
urgent needs."
The plan will provide assistance to groups such as
pregnant women, undernourished children and people living in
urban areas affected most by the food crisis.
The Rome-based agency also hopes to cut transportation
costs and help support farmers in countries where emergency
food can be bought locally.
But the agency already faces "obstacles" in procuring
food, particularly when trying to buy supplies locally,
spokeswoman Brenda Barton said.
"At the markets we have been buying food it has become
just too expensive", Barton told The Associated Press by
telephone. And she added: "a lot of markets just don't have any
food to buy."
Internet:
Based on the text above, it can be deduced that
A UN agency rolled out a $ 214 million program
Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food
and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to
provide enough food for the world's hungry.
The World Food Program said almost 1 billion poor
people around the world are struggling to survive amid the higher
prices. The agency is trying to reach those in critical need of
assistance in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
"Food prices are not abating, and the world's most
vulnerable have exhausted their coping strategies", said Josette
Sheeran, the agency's executive director. "Our action plan is
targeted and customized to help the most vulnerable meet their
urgent needs."
The plan will provide assistance to groups such as
pregnant women, undernourished children and people living in
urban areas affected most by the food crisis.
The Rome-based agency also hopes to cut transportation
costs and help support farmers in countries where emergency
food can be bought locally.
But the agency already faces "obstacles" in procuring
food, particularly when trying to buy supplies locally,
spokeswoman Brenda Barton said.
"At the markets we have been buying food it has become
just too expensive", Barton told The Associated Press by
telephone. And she added: "a lot of markets just don't have any
food to buy."
Internet:
Based on the text above, it can be deduced that
A UN agency rolled out a $ 214 million program
Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food
and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to
provide enough food for the world's hungry.
The World Food Program said almost 1 billion poor
people around the world are struggling to survive amid the higher
prices. The agency is trying to reach those in critical need of
assistance in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
"Food prices are not abating, and the world's most
vulnerable have exhausted their coping strategies", said Josette
Sheeran, the agency's executive director. "Our action plan is
targeted and customized to help the most vulnerable meet their
urgent needs."
The plan will provide assistance to groups such as
pregnant women, undernourished children and people living in
urban areas affected most by the food crisis.
The Rome-based agency also hopes to cut transportation
costs and help support farmers in countries where emergency
food can be bought locally.
But the agency already faces "obstacles" in procuring
food, particularly when trying to buy supplies locally,
spokeswoman Brenda Barton said.
"At the markets we have been buying food it has become
just too expensive", Barton told The Associated Press by
telephone. And she added: "a lot of markets just don't have any
food to buy."
Internet:
Based on the text above, it can be deduced that
A UN agency rolled out a $ 214 million program
Tuesday to help 16 needy places hit hard by high prices for food
and oil, amid a crisis already making it hard for aid groups to
provide enough food for the world's hungry.
The World Food Program said almost 1 billion poor
people around the world are struggling to survive amid the higher
prices. The agency is trying to reach those in critical need of
assistance in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
"Food prices are not abating, and the world's most
vulnerable have exhausted their coping strategies", said Josette
Sheeran, the agency's executive director. "Our action plan is
targeted and customized to help the most vulnerable meet their
urgent needs."
The plan will provide assistance to groups such as
pregnant women, undernourished children and people living in
urban areas affected most by the food crisis.
The Rome-based agency also hopes to cut transportation
costs and help support farmers in countries where emergency
food can be bought locally.
But the agency already faces "obstacles" in procuring
food, particularly when trying to buy supplies locally,
spokeswoman Brenda Barton said.
"At the markets we have been buying food it has become
just too expensive", Barton told The Associated Press by
telephone. And she added: "a lot of markets just don't have any
food to buy."
Internet:
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